By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday called the occupation of the U.S. Capitol an “embarrassment” that runs counter to actions in a n…
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Sharpton: Firing officer who killed Andre Hill is not enough
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The life of Andre Hill was commemorated Tuesday morning as family and lawmakers called for justice …
Ohio governor defends signing ‘stand your ground’ bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday defended his decision to sign into law a gun rights bill eliminating Ohioans’ duty to retreat before using force. The Republican signed the bill…
Many more in GOP rejecting Trump’s bid to undo his defeat
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With mounting desperation, President Donald Trump appealed to Republican lawmakers Monday to reverse his election loss to Joe…
Ohio governor signs gun bill eliminating duty to retreat
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An individual’s duty to retreat before using force has been eliminated in Ohio under a gun rights bill signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeW…
Chief: Police didn’t show care for Andre Hill after shooting
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In the minutes that ticked by after a police officer shot Andre Hill inside his friend’s garage, officers scoured the dri…
Andre Hill’s loved ones mourn loss of ‘a chess-playing mind’
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In late May, Andre Hill and his roommate Donyell Bryant watched in shock, along with the nation, the video of a Minnea…
Scandal-battered utility now faces specter of pricy lawsuits
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press Dec 30, 2020 CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio’s largest electric utility, its reputation battered by scandal, has been besieged by more than a dozen lawsuits filed by angry sha…
Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it will not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing o…
Dave Chappelle set to turn Ohio firehouse into comedy club
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle is set to buy a former fire station near his Ohio hometown with plans to turn it into a comedy club. The Miami Twp. Fire Station in Yellow Springs, …